Metroid: Other M

Metroid: Other M is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Tecmo Koei's Team Ninja and Nintendo and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the eighth main installment in the Metroid franchise, taking place between Super Metroid (1994) and Metroid Fusion (2002). The player controls the intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran, who investigates a derelict space station with a Galactic Federation platoon, including her former commanding officer, Adam Malkovich.

The Metroid director and series creator Yoshio Sakamoto approached Team Ninja to develop Other M, while the animation studio D-Rockets handled the cutscenes. The development team employed a simple control scheme to appeal to modern players, and focused on plot and characterization, with extensive cinematics and voice acting. Other M is played from a third-person perspective using only the Wii Remote, and focuses on exploration and combat. It introduces melee attacks which can only be executed when an enemy's health is reduced.

Metroid: Other M received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its elaborate cutscenes, graphics and action-oriented gameplay, receiving honors from several publications. However, its story was criticized by both critics and fans. Despite being the third-best-selling video game in Japan during its first week of release and the ninth best-selling game in North America during September 2010, sales were disappointing for a flagship Nintendo franchise. No major Metroid games were released until Metroid: Samus Returns in 2017.